Christopher Roos
- Professor
- Southern Methodist University
- croos@smu.edu
- ORCID: 0000-0001-8754-7655
- croos_SMU
- United States
- CST - Central Standard Time - GMT-6:00
Research areas and topics
- Employment Sector: Academic
- Continents: North America
- Regions: Southwest US
- Materials: Dendrochronology, geoarchaeology
- Analytical Skills: dating, Land-use analysis
- Research Topics: Anthropogenic change, biodiversity, climate change, colonialism, ecological resilience, historical ecology, human ecology, indigenous fire management, landscapes, sustainability
- Nations: United States
Interest in Synthesis
My primary interest in synthesis is to integrate archaeological, historical, oral tradition, and traditional ecological knowledge with paleoecological/paleofire information to better understand the organization and consequences of Indigenous fire management.
Collaboration Interests
I rely heavily on partnerships with Indigenous communities and other archaeologists and anthropologists to synthesize the information necessary to document Indigenous fire management practices and their consequences.